More Scrappy Fun

The scraps have not diminished or so it seems. I have scraps in bags, boxes, drawer units, and who knows where else.  In my quest to tame the scrap monster, I am doing a lot of "sit and sew."  I grab one piece and another piece that looks interesting with it - or is just about the right size. I sew them together and then do another one.  I try to keep one under the foot at all times during a session.  When I just "need" to press one, I grab them all and go to the iron.  Or sometimes, I set an ironing table next to me.  (But I like the get up and move break some days.)  

Here are two pieces that have been trimmed.  For these I have mostly sewn strips that were already cut. A few pieces were chunks that I just cut into strips for convenience in sewing. 

This first one was cut into thirds and reconfigured just for fun.  A strip was added on each side of two sections - then the other section was added onto and joined to the bottom. 

The one below is just strips and pieced strips. 

When a strip isn't quite long enough,  I grab another piece or two and extend that strip, as you may see. 

I do a lot of the cutting while sitting at the machine with my scissors.  Sometimes  Usually this means there is a mess there. 

To be honest that is neat for that area. 

This is a very small pile of scrap pieces waiting to get used. 

And there is one pieced strip that was the last thing under the foot this sewing session. It 

was taken for a press and trimmed also.

That teeny pieced section was trimmed from another piece - 

those three strips were longer than the others.  Waste not, want not!

Meanwhile,  at Mom's,  we are working on another puzzle.  Although we are not rushing on this one.

Mom thinks that she doesn't accomplish much, but often she pulls out a set of pieces that I 

then fit together.  One example is the lower right corner. She had pulled all the blossom pieces

and left them at the lower edge. So I fit them all into place. 

Here is what it should look like when we finish.

It is really pretty, I think. 

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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